Dictionary of Indian Literature, One, Beginnings 1850

This volume aspires to be a handy reference work for users whose interest is not limited to one or two Indian language literatures but spreads over Sanskrit, Tamil, Pali and the Prakrits as well as to Asamiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Oriya, Panjabi, Rajasthani, Sindhi, Telugu and Urdu. A wide-ranging selection of notable literary works, major authors, popular literary works, major authors, popular literary forms and significant literary terms in these languages have been listed here and introduced briefly. Starting with the Vedas and the Upanishads, the coverage spans several centuries upto the year 1850.